A total of 695 candidates are in the fray for 49 Parliamentary Constituencies of six States and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections. A total of one thousand 586 nominations were filed for these Parliamentary Constituencies which are going for polls on 20th May. The last date for filing
The Athletics Federation of India announced today that Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will compete in the 27th Federation Cup National Championship 2024, to be held from the 12th to the 15th of May in Odisha. The reigning Olympic and world champion in javelin throw will compete in India for the first time since
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a fresh spell of heat wave over Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh till the 10th of this month. The IMD added that hot and humid weather will prevail over Puducherry during the next two days and over coastal Gujarat during the next five days. Meanwhile, the weather agency
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 52 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was up at 105.50 in intra-day trade.
In Kerala, a young video journalist of the Mathrubhumi TV News Channel, A V Mukesh was killed in a wild elephant attack in the Malampuzha-Kanjikode area in Palakkad district this morning. The attack occurred when he was trying to take the visuals of a herd of wild elephants trying to cross a river.
Over 7000 Hajj pilgrims from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage this year. The first flight will leave Srinagar International Airport tomorrow. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the departure of Haj pilgrims from J&K will commence tomorrow with the first batch of 320 Haj pilgrims. About 37
Senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations that public sector undertakings (PSUs) are being dismantled and are in disarray. Countering the allegations levelled by Mr Gandhi, Ms Sitharaman claimed in a social media post that PSUs are thriving under the Narendra Modi government. She also alleged
Prime Minister and senior BJP Leader Narendra Modi has said that the country will not tolerate the disrespect of people on the basis of their skin colour. Addressing a public gathering in Warangal, Telangana, Mr. Modi further attacked the Congress over former PM P V Narasimha Rao. He said BJP’s policy is Nation First and
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four accused in a case related to the trafficking of Indian nationals for combat roles in the Russian Army. The CBI said that it has busted a major human trafficking network running across the country targeting gullible youths on the pretext of lucrative jobs abroad. In the
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that Indian milk producer Amul has been appointed as the ‘Official Sponsor’ of the Sri Lanka Men’s Team for the duration of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket Ashley De Silva said that Amul’s partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket is an excellent move, as